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Article 6: Development Standards 19 <br />Section 6.12: Signs <br />(A) On- Premise Commercial Signs <br />(1) These signs shall comply with all state and county building codes and the <br />National Electric Code. Clearance of signs is required from high voltage power <br />lines and signs shall be located in such a way that they will maintain horizontal <br />and vertical clearance of all overhead electrical conductors in accordance with <br />the National Electric Code specifications, provided that no sign shall be installed <br />closer than ten feet horizontally or vertically from any conductor or public utility <br />guy wire. <br />(2) On- premise commercial signs shall be permitted within the following zoning <br />districts: LC -1, NC -2, CC -3, GC-4, EC -5, 01, E1, 1 -1, 1-2,1-3, AS, MPD -CZ, MHP- <br />CZ, ASE -CZ, REDA -CZ6 and all of the Economic Development zoning districts. <br />(3) 41­sOn- premise commercial signs shall be setback a minimum ten feet from t e <br />rent, f r ide, and rearall property lines e�and the edge of any existing or projected <br />street right -of -way line `"'h'nheyer is greate Signs greater than 32 square feet, <br />as allowed herein, shall be setback an additional 5 feet. 'In cases where a <br />property abuts a residential zoned parcel of property, the side or rear yard <br />setback requirement shall be doubled. <br />(4) Number of Signs Permitted <br />(a) One on- premise commercial sign shall be permitted per parcel. <br />However, one additional on- premise commercial sign may be permitted <br />for parcels with frontage on more than one right -of -way in accordance <br />with the provisions of this Section. <br />(b) Under no circumstances shall more than one three - dimensional sign be <br />permitted on -site. <br />(c) For multi- tenant buildings and /or sites permitted as a conditional use or <br />conditional zoning district, additional on- premise commercial signs or <br />sign area may be permitted by the Board of County Commissioners with <br />the approval of a master sign plan. <br />(5) Height of Signs <br />(a) Pole signs shall be limited to a height of 24 feet with a mandatory ground <br />clearance of eight feet from the normal or finished grade elevation of the <br />property at the base of the sign. Pole signs shall be mounted on 2 posts <br />or masts. $ <br />(b) Ground signs shall not exceed six feet in height from the normal or <br />finished grade elevation of the property at the base of the sign <br />(6) The allowable area for on- premise commercial signs shall be determined as <br />follows: <br />(a) Single or double -faced signs shall not exceed 32 square feet in area, per <br />sign face except for parcels zoned CC -3, GC -4, 0/1, 1 -2, 1 -3, AS, and <br />MPD -CZ that: <br />(i) Are larger than 40,000 square feet in area, and <br />6 We are adding references to the recently adopted Agricultural Support Services Conditional Zoning District (ASE - <br />CZ) and the Rural Economic Development Area Conditional Zoning District (REDA -CZ). This is to ensure they are <br />able to erect freestanding signage on the property. <br />7 Staff is recommending the imposition of a larger setback in those instances were a larger free - standing <br />sign is allowed. <br />"This requirement is currently referenced within the definition section of the UDO. We are moving it here <br />as regulation(s) are more appropriate within the various, applicable, sections rather than being contained <br />within definitions. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -83 <br />